Schlaglicht

Leonard Bernstein is one of the most widely performed composers of the 20th-century * Works successfully bridge divide between classical and popular idioms * Music combines jazz-inspired energy, theatrical panache and active stylistic eclecticism * Acclaimed stage works include West Side Story, On the Town and Candide* Dance collaborations with Jerome Robbins including Fancy Free, Facsimile and The Dybbuk* One of the most admired conductors of the post-war era, particularly associated with the New York, Israel and Vienna Philharmonics, Boston and London Symphony Orchestras and Tanglewood Festival * Important role as an educator, including pioneering work on television * Output recorded extensively on Sony and Deutsche Grammophon

Looking Ahead: Multiple performances of Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti take place at The Space in London July 30 – August 4. The New York Philharmonic gives the first ever performance of On the Waterfront Film with Live Orchestra in September. Also in September, the Louisville Orchestra gives a performance of the full orchestral version of MASS.

"Bernstein's music is cross-over without compromise, a corpus of work that simply had to be." — Independent